West Ham 2-0 Bournemouth: Kurt Zouma scores controversial goal as Hammers beat Cherries

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West Ham moved up 7 places to 10th successful the Premier League array arsenic Kurt Zouma's arguable extremity helped them bushed Bournemouth.

Zouma glanced successful a close-range header conscionable earlier half-time, but the Cherries were furious arsenic the shot appeared to deed the hands of Hammers defender Thilo Kehrer earlier successful the move.

However, aft a cheque by the video adjunct referee the extremity was allowed to basal arsenic they deemed the handball accidental and said it had not straight led to a goal.

Nevertheless, Bournemouth caretaker brag Gary O'Neil was upset with the determination and was booked aft talking to referee David Coote arsenic the teams near the tract astatine half-time.

The hosts were awarded a punishment successful the 91st infinitesimal erstwhile Bournemouth's Jordan Zemura was deemed to person handled the shot erstwhile sliding successful trying to artifact a cross, with Said Benrahma converting from the spot to unafraid victory.

It was a pugnacious evening for the Cherries, present without a triumph successful 3 matches, arsenic they mislaid striker Dominic Solanke and goalkeeper Neto to wounded aft lone 45 minutes.

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West Ham United

Squad number1Player nameFabianski
Squad number2Player nameJohnson
Squad number4Player nameZouma
Squad number24Player nameKehrer
Squad number3Player nameCresswell
Squad number28Player nameSoucek
Squad number41Player nameRice
Squad number20Player nameBowen
Squad number12Player nameDownes
Squad number22Player nameBenrahma
Squad number7Player nameScamacca

Squad number5Player nameCoufal
Squad number8Player nameFornals
Squad number9Player nameAntonio

AFC Bournemouth

Squad number13Player nameNeto
Squad number2Player nameFredericks
Squad number6Player nameMepham
Squad number25Player nameSenesi
Squad number15Player nameA Smith
Squad number8Player nameLerma
Squad number4Player nameL Cook
Squad number10Player nameChristie
Squad number29Player nameBilling
Squad number16Player nameTavernier
Squad number9Player nameSolanke

Squad number1Player nameTravers
Squad number21Player nameMoore
Squad number32Player nameAnthony
Squad number33Player nameZemura

Line-ups

West Ham

Formation 4-2-3-1

1Fabianski
2Johnson
4Zouma
24Kehrer
3Cresswell
28Soucek
41Rice
20BowenSubstituted forCoufalat 88'minutes
12DownesSubstituted forFornalsat 88'minutes
22Benrahma
7ScamaccaSubstituted forAntonioat 74'minutes

Substitutes

5Coufal
8Fornals
9Antonio
10Lanzini
13Areola
21Ogbonna
32Coventry
33Emerson
35Randolph

Bournemouth

Formation 4-2-3-1

13Murara NetoSubstituted forTraversat 45'minutes
2FredericksSubstituted forZemuraat 57'minutes
6MephamBooked astatine 71mins
25Senesi
15A Smith
8LermaBooked astatine 55mins
4L Cook
10ChristieSubstituted forAnthonyat 57'minutes
29Billing
16Tavernier
9SolankeSubstituted forMooreat 45'minutes

Substitutes

1Travers
3Stephens
14Rothwell
17Stacey
19Stanislas
21Moore
22Pearson
32Anthony
33Zemura

Live Text

Match ends, West Ham United 2, Bournemouth 0.
Second Half ends, West Ham United 2, Bournemouth 0.
Foul by Pablo Fornals (West Ham United).
Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Goal! West Ham United 2, Bournemouth 0. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) converts the punishment with a close footed changeable to the bottommost near corner.
VAR Decision: Penalty West Ham United.
Penalty conceded by Jordan Zemura (Bournemouth) with a manus shot successful the punishment area.
Foul by Michail Antonio (West Ham United).
Jefferson Lerma (Bournemouth) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Substitution, West Ham United. Pablo Fornals replaces Flynn Downes.
Substitution, West Ham United. Vladimír Coufal replaces Jarrod Bowen.
Attempt saved. Jaidon Anthony (Bournemouth) header from the centre of the container is saved successful the apical centre of the goal. Assisted by Philip Billing with a headed pass.
Foul by Thilo Kehrer (West Ham United).
Kieffer Moore (Bournemouth) wins a escaped footwear connected the close wing.
Lukasz Fabianski (West Ham United) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Bournemouth).
Substitution, West Ham United. Michail Antonio replaces Gianluca Scamacca.
Attempt missed. Jefferson Lerma (Bournemouth) header from the centre of the container misses to the left. Assisted by Kieffer Moore with a headed walk pursuing a acceptable portion situation.
Foul by Gianluca Scamacca (West Ham United).
Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.

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